Office of Legislative Affairs
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office within a federal executive department
organizational unit of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
The Office of Legislative Affairs is the unit within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that manages the department’s relations and communications with Congress.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of Legislative Affairs canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
office within a federal executive department
ⓘ
organizational unit of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
homeland security policy
ⓘ
national security oversight ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer | employees of the United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| field |
government relations
ⓘ
legislative affairs ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| goal |
advance DHS legislative priorities
ⓘ
ensure effective communication between DHS and Congress ⓘ support congressional oversight of homeland security activities ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coordinate communications with the United States Congress
ⓘ
manage relations with the United States Congress ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advise DHS leadership on congressional relations
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coordinate DHS responses to congressional inquiries ⓘ coordinate provision of information to congressional oversight committees ⓘ facilitate briefings for congressional members and staff ⓘ manage legislative correspondence for DHS ⓘ serve as primary liaison between DHS and Congress ⓘ support DHS participation in congressional hearings ⓘ support DHS policy and budget communications to Congress ⓘ track legislation affecting the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
briefings
ⓘ
congressional correspondence ⓘ hearings ⓘ written reports to Congress ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dhs.gov (organizational information available via DHS site) ⓘ |
| worksWith |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ congressional committees with jurisdiction over homeland security ⓘ congressional oversight committees ⓘ |
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